From owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Tue Feb 14 14:55:53 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AE11CDF327 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:55:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from gromit.dlib.vt.edu (gromit.dlib.vt.edu [128.173.126.120]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "gromit.dlib.vt.edu", Issuer "Chumby Certificate Authority" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3AF61125A for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:55:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu) Received: from pmather.lib.vt.edu (pmather.lib.vt.edu [128.173.126.193]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by gromit.dlib.vt.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6D6AA4AB; Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:55:51 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.2 \(3259\)) Subject: Re: FreeBSD Quarterly Status Report - Fourth Quarter 2016 From: Paul Mather In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 09:55:50 -0500 Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: References: <20170214042034.GA30306@kduck.kaduk.org> To: Kai Gallasch X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3259) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:55:53 -0000 On Feb 14, 2017, at 2:53 AM, Kai Gallasch wrote: > On 14.02.2017 05:20 Benjamin Kaduk wrote: >> Core requested the removal of the misc/jive port, on the grounds that >> it had no function other than to turn text into an offensively racist >> parody. This proved controversial, with many seeing this as a first >> step in bowdlerizing the entire ports tree. That is certainly not >> Core's intention. Core's aim here is to help secure the future of the >> FreeBSD project by making it welcoming to all contributors, regardless >> of ethnicity, gender, sexuality or other improper bases for >> discrimintation. While misc/jive may once have been seen as harmless >> fun, today the implicit approval implied by having it in the ports tree >> sends a message at odds with the project's aims. > > > Am I dreaming? Has this "disease" finally reached my beloved FreeBSD > after all this years? > > In my opinion it is just not Cores business making decisions besides the > technical and organizational aspect. As long as any port has a handful > of users and someone is willing to support it, its existence in the tree > is justified. And basically I don't care if there is a port in the tree, > where little harmless kittens are being shot at. > > Thank you Core! > You made my day! If they lifted your day so much, you should send them a donation. :-) Cheers, Paul. PS: Thank you Core, IMHO you did the right thing.